A Flea in Her Ear
Play Description
This classic French farce was written in 1907. It is, perhaps, Feydeau’s best known play, and its intricate choreography draws together two classic farce plots — that of the suspicious wife who sets a trap to expose her faithless partner, and the venerable comic device of mistaken identity.
Production Info
Cast: 14 total (5 female, 9 male)Full Length Comedy (about 200 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Period Costumes
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Press Quotes
“Where does one begin in praising Feydeau? Perhaps with the thrift and beauty of his plotting. The action is propelled by the wrongful belief of the wife of Monsieur Chandebise that he is having an affair. So she lays a trap by getting an old school friend to write a letter tempting Chandebise to a rendezvous at the Hotel Coq d’Or. Unfortunately Chandebise shows it to the friend’s husband, a manic Spaniard who recognises his wife’s writing. From that simple device Feydeau contrives a riotous second act in which the couples, plus the Chandebise household, converge on the seedy hotel … This not only provokes escalating misunderstandings but gives the lead actor a chance to play dual roles … The result is a heartlessly funny evening of whirlwind insanity …” —Michael Billington, The Guardian (London)
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